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  • A single character of: a, b or c
    [abc]
  • A character except: a, b or c
    [^abc]
  • A character in the range: a-z
    [a-z]
  • A character not in the range: a-z
    [^a-z]
  • A character in the range: a-z or A-Z
    [a-zA-Z]
  • Any single character
    .
  • Alternate - match either a or b
    a|b
  • Any whitespace character
    \s
  • Any non-whitespace character
    \S
  • Any digit
    \d
  • Any non-digit
    \D
  • Any word character
    \w
  • Any non-word character
    \W
  • Match everything enclosed
    (?:...)
  • Capture everything enclosed
    (...)
  • Zero or one of a
    a?
  • Zero or more of a
    a*
  • One or more of a
    a+
  • Exactly 3 of a
    a{3}
  • 3 or more of a
    a{3,}
  • Between 3 and 6 of a
    a{3,6}
  • Start of string
    ^
  • End of string
    $
  • A word boundary
    \b
  • Non-word boundary
    \B

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import Foundation let pattern = #"^(http://|https://|http://www\.|https://www\.|www\.)?(www\.(twanda))?(([\w\-]+)?\.?(twanda|))(\.ch|\.com)(:\d+)?/.+$"# let regex = try! NSRegularExpression(pattern: pattern, options: [.anchorsMatchLines, .caseInsensitive]) let testString = #""" www.twanda.ch/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 www.twanda.ch:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 twanda.ch/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 twanda.ch:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 http://twanda.ch/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 https://twanda.ch:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 http://www.twanda.ch/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 http://www.twanda.ch:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 https://www.twanda.ch/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 https://www.twanda.ch:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 flohmarkt-zug.twanda.ch/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 flohmarkt-zug.twanda.ch:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 http://flohmarkt-zug.twanda.ch/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 http://flohmarkt-zug.twanda.ch:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 https://flohmarkt-zug.twanda.ch/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 https://flohmarkt-zug.twanda.ch:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 www.flohmarkt-zug.ch/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 www.flohmarkt-zug.ch:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 flohmarkt-zug.ch/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 flohmarkt-zug.ch:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 http://www.flohmarkt-zug.ch/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 http://www.flohmarkt-zug.ch:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 https://www.flohmarkt-zug.ch/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 https://www.flohmarkt-zug.ch:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 www.twanda.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 www.twanda.com:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 twanda.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 twanda.com:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 http://www.twanda.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 http://www.twanda.com:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 https://www.twanda.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 https://www.twanda.com:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 flohmarkt-zug.twanda.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 flohmarkt-zug.twanda.com:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 http://flohmarkt-zug.twanda.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 http://flohmarkt-zug.twanda.com:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 https://flohmarkt-zug.twanda.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 https://flohmarkt-zug.twanda.com:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 www.flohmarkt-zug.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 www.flohmarkt-zug.com:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 flohmarkt-zug.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 flohmarkt-zug.com:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 http://www.flohmarkt-zug.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 http://www.flohmarkt-zug.com:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 https://www.flohmarkt-zug.com/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 https://www.flohmarkt-zug.com:8069/store/apps/details?id=com.skgames.trafficracer%22 """# let stringRange = NSRange(location: 0, length: testString.utf16.count) let substitutionString = #""# let result = regex.stringByReplacingMatches(in: testString, range: stringRange, withTemplate: substitutionString) print(result)

Please keep in mind that these code samples are automatically generated and are not guaranteed to work. If you find any syntax errors, feel free to submit a bug report. For a full regex reference for Swift 5.2, please visit: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/foundation/nsregularexpression